R South Dakota Senate · District 11 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Chris Karr

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Session

Total votes

3,722

all sessions

Attendance

96%

120 missed

Near the chamber average

With party

86%

of cast votes

Near the chamber average

Bipartisan score

9%

crosses aisle rarely

Near the chamber average

Voting record

Yea

2,953

voted in favor

Nay

579

voted against

Absent

120

missed votes

Total cast

3,722

across all sessions

Crossed party

476

votes against own party

This page

3,722

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

HB 1029

modify and repeal provisions related to the licensure of hearing aid dispensers and audiologists.

Yea

Passed

67–0

Feb 12, 2024

HB 1250

provide for the creation and use of South Dakota educational empowerment accounts. Against party

Yea

Failed

21–40

Feb 8, 2024

SB 68

amend certain provisions pertaining to the South Dakota Retirement System to comply with federal law.

Yea

Passed

61–0

Feb 8, 2024

HB 1129

repeal the session law authorizing the Board of Regents to contract for the design and construction of a new dairy research and extension farm on the campus of South Dakota State University, and to declare an emergency. Against party

Nay

Passed

47–14

Feb 8, 2024

HB 1203

clarify references to the court in a condemnation proceeding.

Yea

Passed

58–3

Feb 8, 2024

HB 1185

amend provisions regarding entry on private property for examination and survey of a project requiring a siting permit.

Yea

Passed

46–15

Feb 8, 2024

HB 1057

create the Commission on Indigent Legal Services and Office of Indigent Legal Services, to make an appropriation for reimbursing county indigent legal services, and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

58–3

Feb 8, 2024

HB 1182

revise provisions pertaining to the observation of the conduct of an election.

Yea

Passed

52–9

Feb 8, 2024

SCR 605

Affirming the value of grassland ecosystems and the importance of farmers and ranchers as managers.

Yea

Passed

60–1

Feb 8, 2024

HB 1157

make an appropriation for the economic development of South Dakota.

Yea

Passed

48–13

Feb 8, 2024